Fire Department Management
The fire department management topic focuses on fire service leadership, from the high-level management issues facing fire chiefs to the administrative functions and budget issues that impact day-to-day operations.
Benton city council members had previously considered ‘Knox’ to be a liability and pushed for removing him from the firehouse
Recapping the themes that dominated events, headlines and kitchen table conversations, plus tips for how to thrive in 2025
Most live-in volunteers at Berkeley Hills, Edgewood , Monroeville and Penn Hills stay for an average of three to five years
Chief Timothy John McClelland has been charged with vehicular manslaughter
The city’s application for another grant was rejected and officials will layoff the 12 hired through the original grant
FireRescue1 readers have their say why foam systems are not used in their departments to fight fire
Four industry experts talk about what fire departments need to know to get the most from a firefighting foam system
Some say smartphones and pagers are a better alternative to using sirens
The firefighter could serve a year in jail
Union president said he is concerned about future retaliation against those firefighters
Some officials say the disapproving vote came about because of opposition to the mayor’s demands for firefighter concessions
Fortunately, the delayed response was to a minor fire; however, officials are still concerned about the error
The program anonymously pairs skilled volunteers with their peers to help rebulid their storm-damaged homes
The cadets are high school graduates hoping to get a jump-start on firefighting
One option to meet shrinking budget and roster constraints is the rapid response vehicle, the lighter, cheaper and swifter cousin of the engine
Experts split on Detroit’s fiscal recovery options
Some say the number of woman firefighters has spiked in the last five to ten years
Council members, mayors are accused of ripping off millions
Use information from the tragic nightclub fires as a means to get the fire-safety message home to your public
The suit claims that despite a doctor’s diagnosis with PTSD, the city did not try to find him a different job
A well-planned and executed rescue effort played a large role in the victim’s ‘lucky’ outcome to a bad situation
Good evaluations are hard to do, even for the best-trained; avoiding some basic pitfalls will make the evaluations more productive
With the right steps, even more line of duty deaths can be prevented
The woman, daughter of a former fire chief, has been making full-course meals every year since 1996
The firefighter had been suspended for similar charges in 2010
Two officers from the volunteer department were arrested and charged with sexually assaulting members of the program
The annual event raises money for a volunteer fire department
The two chiefs, two volunteers and one firefighter are accused of drinking at the station before responding to calls
The house fire victim tells the council the low firefighter wages are embarrassing
Construction work is being donated by volunteers
A 56-year-old Okla. volunteer firefighter is dead after a fight at the fire station with a fellow firefighter
The president of the paramedics union and firefighters local were not at the event
The 53- and 35-year-old firefighters were arrested for having sexual relations with members of a junior firefighting program